Program Development Officer

About the role

The Program Development Officer works under the general guidance of the PDP Manager and supports resource mobilization, reporting and contract management in close coordination with the teams. The role reviews and edits donor proposals and reports, prepares briefing documents and reports supporting the ACF mission in the country, and covers reporting, proposal development, strategic partnerships, capacity building and safeguarding compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Keep donor and programme reporting requirements and templates up to date, and lead internal and external reporting with programmes and finance
• Maintain grant files, reporting calendars and tracking tools, and save templates, guidelines and reports in the SharePoint folder
• Consolidate and analyse programme data (nutrition, health, water and sanitation) for Sitreps, activity reports and quarterly reports, and provide quality assurance and editing of reports
• Map donors and partners, prepare funding opportunity analyses and call go/no-go meetings
• Develop high-quality proposals and concept papers, contribute to budgeting and support programme design for new opportunities
• Define strategic partnerships with NGOs and INGOs, help draft teaming agreements and sign funding contracts, and prepare minutes of coordination meetings
• Train staff and partners on proposal and report quality, and on ACF communication and visibility guidelines
• Ensure proposals include gender and child protection components and that work follows safeguarding policies

Required profile

• Degree in Development Studies, International Development Social Science or a relevant discipline
• Minimum 4 years overall experience and 2 years in the development sector (with a Master's), or 6 years overall and 4 years in the development sector (Bachelor's)
• Extensive experience in business development, donor scoping, quality proposals and reporting
• Fluent written and spoken English, strong writing and communication skills, and excellent computer skills

The contract is valid until 31 December 2026. Candidates undergo background checks, and the Pakistan mission welcomes applications from women, men, transgender and disabled workers.